Chelonia - Turtles public art A zoologist of huge influence

A zoologist of huge influence

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen was a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker

Date: 1767

with their rhythmic repetition and elegant curves

Date: 1968

Chelonia - Turtles public art A zoologist of huge influenceAncient, patient and beautifully patterned, sea turtles glide across this Haeckel plate with their shells rendered in intricate mosaics of brown, amber and green. Ernst Haeckel composed the sheet so that each turtle shows off the geometry of its carapace, the scutes fitting together like inlaid tile a reminder of why these animals have fascinated naturalists for centuries. The print is drawn from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), the 100